A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
On Tuesday MLB teams will need to add players eligible for the Rule 5 draft to their 40 man rosters in order to protect them from the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft on December 10 (they also need to set their AAA roster for the minor league phase, but that is not … Read more
This week was late due to personal commitments and this will be the last weekly recap for a little bit. I am taking a break and a vacation. When I return I will return to recap the weeks that passed in that time and then will move into season wrap ups. Hitter Spotlight C Caleb … Read more
The draft picks have all signed and the trade deadline is next week, so like last year I am going to combine the two into a rankings update and thoughts on the trade deadline. Like always I have divided the list up into tiers. Within a tier the order is my preference. It isn’t 100% … Read more
Stock Changes *Rankings are from midseason list / preseason list Stock Up LHP Mavis Graves (#20 / #37) – It isn’t that Graves was bad to start the season, he had a solid April and May with the arrow pointed very up, it is that his June was another leap forward. In 4 starts during … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game *double header This Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game Hitter Spotlight 2B/SS William Bergolla 10-21 2 2B 1 HR 2 BB 2 K 1 SB As part of the BlueClaws barrage on the Greensboro park this year, Bergolla hit his first home run of his career and had … Read more
This year MLB is doing a new thing called the Spring Breakout where a team of prospects from one team will play a team of prospects from another. They are 7 inning games (though teams can agree to make them 9 if they would like)- EDIT: Phillies vs Tigers has been changed to a 9 … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more
The Arizona Fall League has morphed and changed over the years, but ultimately it is more baseball to be played. It can be a time to catch up on lost time, work with new coaches, or work on something new. Normally the majority of players sent fall into two categories, those that missed time and … Read more